Where does “avitus” come from?
avitus (Latin) comes from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
avitus (Latin): grandfatherly; ancestral
Ancestry of “avitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |
Words derived from “avitus”